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Editor's note: After a shout-out on Twitter for help finding a history of L&D, Owen Ferguson shared this article which is well researched and referenced piece that shows just how long on the job training has existed.

Since prehistoric times the jobs of adults have been taught to children to prepare them for adulthood. Throughout the centuries societies have changed, have become more complex. The kinds of work to be done, the skills needed, and the tools used to do the work have also changed. In order to manage these changes in the complexity, volume, and content of work, job training also evolved. This paper describes how and why job training changed as work changed.